The Fourth Period
Teaching Procedures
Step Ⅰ Revision Check homework． Get some students to read out their conversations using the target language in Section A 4． Collect their conversations and help correct their errors．
Step Ⅱ Part 1 This activity introduces new vocabulary and provides reading practice using the target language． Look at the picture and ask students to say what is happening in it． Look at the title, Mind your manners! Ask． What do you think it might mean?
Read the instructions and point to the five statements about manners． Ask students to read the statements． Review the five statements to be sure students understand what each one means． Ask students to act out them． Then ask students to complete the quiz on their own．
Correct the answers with the class．
Step Ⅲ 2a This activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation． Read the instructions to the class． Review what an exchange student is and what table manners are． If necessary, translate them into Chinese． Look at the four pictures． You will hear the exchange student Steve, talking with his Japanese friend, Satoshi．
Satoshi is explaining some things you are and aren’t supposed to do when eating in Japan．
Point to the boxes where students are supposed to write a number next to each picture． Say, Number these 1 through 4 to show the order you hear Satoshi talk about, these things in the recording． Play the recording the first time． Students only listen． Play the recording a second time． As they listen to the recording this time, let students number the pictures．
Correct the answers with the class．
so here are some chopstick rules: it’s rude to stick your chopsticks into your food． And you shouldn’t point at anyone with your chopsticks．
Step Ⅳ 2bThis activity provides listening practice using the target language．
Read the instructions and point to the numbered list of sentence starters and the lettered list of sentence endings． Ask different students to read the two lists．
1． You aren’t supposed to…a． to make noise while eating noodles．
2． It’s polite… b． to stick your chopsticks into your food．
3． It’s rude… c． point at anyone with your chopsticks．
4． You shouldn’t… d． eat or drink while walking down the street．
You will hear the same recording again．
This time as you listen, write the letter of the correct sentence ending after each sentence starter．
Look at the sample answer． Read the correctly completed sentence to the class:
1． You aren’t supposed to eat or drink while walking down the street．
Play the recording again． Ask students to write the letters in the blanks alone．
Check the answers with the class．
Step Ⅴ 2c
This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language．
Go through the instructions for the activity with the class．
Look at the example in the box． Ask two students to read the sentence starters．
SA: We’re supposed to…
SB: Yes, and it’s rude to…
Now, complete each one with a true statement about table manners in your country．
Ask two students to read their sentences．
SA: We’re supposed to eat with chopsticks．
SB: Yes, and it’s rude to eat with our hands．
Point out the sentence starters in Activity 2b． Say, Have a conversation about table manners in your country with a patter．
You can use the sentence starters in Activity 2b to help you get started．
Have students work in pairs． Ask one or two pairs of students to say their conversations to the class．
Step Ⅵ Summary
In this class, we’ve learned some key vocabulary, such as wipe, rude, point, pick up． We’ve also learned the target language by listening and speaking．
Step Ⅶ Homework
Talk about the table manners in your country using the sentence starters in
Activity 2b．